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Motley fool or jester in profile inside a decorative circular border. Inside the border is the name "George Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "Ex Libris." At the bottom is a panel containing the text "Motley's the only wear." George Ainslie Hewett...

Boy in a tunic top standing on a rock and blowing a long, narrow horn. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the image is the name "Edward Wilson Hewett." Edward Wilson Hewett, an artist and writer, is the eldest son of (George) Ainslie...

Baby riding a fish framed by ornamental decorative elements including stars and other shapes. Below the baby and fish are the name "Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "His Book." This bookplate was designed for the artist's first child, whose name was...

Silhouette of a boy playing a horn underneath a tree framed by a decorative circular border. Below the border is an open book with musical notes on both pages. Below the book are two birds in profile with an oval panel containing the name "Nettie...

Portrait of Katherine Hewett of Louisville, Kentucky wearing her hair pulled back from her face. Crop marks frame her face, and the photograph is badly creased and marred with blemishes and discolorations. Stamped on bottom, front of image: credit,...

Decorative rectangular panel. At the top are two cherubs in silhouette holding a garland. The name "Beatrice Wilson" is in the center of the panel. Below the name is the phrase "Her Book." Beatrice Wilson was the sister-in-law of Ainslie Hewett....

Two elves putting books away. One elf stands on a stack of three books and hands a book up to an elf kneeling on a shelf with books. The phrase "Ex Libris" is at the top of the design. The name "Ann Talbot Day" is to the right of the elves. Ainslie...

Planet [Earth] with an open book in front of it. Behind or above the planet is the sun and a planet with rings [possibly Saturn]. Musical notes are on the left page of the book, and an image is on the right. Above the design is the phrase "Ex...

Decorative shield featuring a pegasus, a palette with paint brushes, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), and a pan flute or panpipe. Black ink with orange highlights. A scroll near the top of the shield has the text "The...

Brick archway featuring a seal with the Greek words "Sigill Coll Yalen Nov Port Nov Angl" and the Latin phrase "Lux et Veritas." This is the seal for Yale University. "Vanderbilt Hall" is inscribed on the building. The year "1902" is to the left of...

The Ainslie Hewett Bookplate Collection features 104 bookplates designed by Louisville native (George) Ainslie Hewett between 1909 and 1951. The bookplates were created for notable Louisville residents, as well as for clients across the United...

Portrait of Ainslie Hewett of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a fedora, wire-framed glasses, and bow tie. Crop marks outline his image, and the photograph is warped down the left side and very discolored. Handwritten on back of image: Ainslie Hewett,...

Dragon's head, small shield with text, and intricate ornamentation. A scroll with text runs across the center of the design. The text on the shield is "Never less alone than when alone." The scroll says "Bruno Alberts." Born in Louisville, Bruno...

Wreath topped by an eagle behind a shield with the pattern of the American flag with thirteen stars and stripes. A torch is on either side of the eagle. The bottom of the wreath features an open book and a series of ten decorative shields or coats...

Scalloped shield with a dragon on it. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the helmet is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the design inside a rectangular frame is the text "Gustave Arvilien Breaux 1828-1910" and...

Decorative shield with a row of three birds on top and a fourth bird above a painter's palette on the bottom. Below the shield is an open book. The name "Mary Verhoeff" is below the book. Decorative torches are on either side of the shield and...

Globe showing North America and South America. An anchor is behind the globe. An eagle is on top of the bird. A scroll with the Latin phrase "Semper Fidelis" is above the eagle. The name "Alexander Mackenzie Watson" is below the globe. Below the...

Black dog and smaller white dog look up at a birdfeeder with a bird on its edge. A fence with two posts is in the background. The image is inside an oval frame on a panel with vertical stripes. The name "Minnie Marvin Wheeler" is at the base of the...

Man in ancient clothing with a walking stick climbs a mountain overgrown with ivy towards a castle or fortress. The design is surrounded by a decorative border. Within the design are six lines of scrolls with the text "One who never turned his back...